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Great Revolt

DEFINITIONS OF: Great Revolt

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n a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II

Synonyms:
Peasant's Revolt
Example of:
insurrection, rebellion, revolt, rising, uprising
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
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